Additional Name(s): Zhang Xiaomai, 陈煜

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: China

Religion or Belief: Christian – Unspecified/Other

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 7 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: September/13/2019

Date of Sentencing: September/27/2020

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Business Activity

Nature of Charges: Illegal Business Activity

Chen Yu

Extra Bio Info:

Chen Yu is imprisoned in relation to his religiously oriented business.

On September 13, 2019, public security officials from Linhai City, Taizhou Municipality, Zhejiang Province, arrested Chen, a Christian bookseller, in connection to his online bookstore Xiaomai Shufang. Chen sold publications printed in Taiwan and the United States to mainland customers.

On September 27, 2020, a court in Zhejiang sentenced Chen to seven years in prison for “illegal business activity,” fined him 200,000 yuan, and confiscated and destroyed 12,864 books.

Sources:
  • "Chen Yu" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)